A close correlation between plasma and serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in healthy volunteers

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-222

  Yoshimura, Reiji ^a   Sugita Ikenouchi, Atsuko ^a   Hori, Hikaru ^a   Umene Nakano, Wakako ^a   Hayashi, Kenji ^a   Katsuki, Asuka ^a   Ueda, Nobuhisa ^a   Nakamura, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Plasma; Serum

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 77956584751     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651501003748560     Document Type: Article

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